weeknight

noun

week·​night ˈwēk-ˌnīt How to pronounce weeknight (audio)
: a weekday night

Examples of weeknight in a Sentence

The news is on every weeknight at 10 p.m. Her parents don't want her to be out that late on a weeknight.
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Along with Reid, the MSNBC shake-up saw anchor Alex Wagner, who hosts weeknights outside Maddow’s Monday night slot, demoted to contributor. Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025 Townsend, Menendez and Steele will co-host a weeknight show in that time slot, including a two-hour edition on Mondays. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025 The noise level is high but not too bad on weeknights. John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 Through Fallon and Seth Meyers, the show has colonized weeknight late-night television. Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeknight

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeknight was in 1782

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“Weeknight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeknight. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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